Load the family into the VW bus, hop into
your jalopy, rev up your Thunderbird! New Mexico film historian Jeff Berg
presents a FREE motion picture road trip along Route 66!
"Made on Route 66" is a
compilation series showcasing movies made along the Mother Road; it will play at
the Main Library (145 Washington Ave.) on Sunday, December 9 at 2 p.m.
The show will screen clips from beloved
movies ('The Grapes of Wrath', 'Rain Man') and buried treasures, such as
'Damnation Alley' and 'Starman' and several other Arizona, New Mexico and
California-made films as well. Berg provides behind-the-scenes anecdotes along
with tongue-in-cheek and critical insight along the way and audience
participation is strongly encouraged.
Additional featured film clips will
include 'How the West Was Won', 'Easy Rider', 'Route 66', 'Forrest Gump' and
'Mars Attacks!', among many others. It will truly be a nostalgic trip down
memory lane on one of the most famous and celebrated (and well-traveled) roads
in the world.
Jeff Berg is a Santa Fe, NM-based freelance
writer, film reviewer, and New Mexico film historian. He was also a board
member and event planner for the Mesilla Valley Film Society in Las Cruces, NM
for 12 years and the Assistant Manager of the Jean Cocteau Cinema in Santa Fe.
For the past eight years, he has traveled
around New Mexico from corner to corner presenting his noted film clip series
which features clips of movies made in New Mexico, doing live narration for
each show.
As a writer, Berg's work has authored two
books, 'New Mexico Filmmaking' * a history of movies made in NM, and the brand
new 'Historic Movie Theatres of NM', released in July. His work
has appeared in numerous regional publications including New Mexico and
True West Magazines, Film Comment Magazine, Desert Exposure (Silver City, NM),
and the Santa Fe New Mexican.
This FREE event is sponsored by the
Friends of the Santa Fe Public Library.
